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potential more negative. Divalent cations (Ca2+ and Mg2+) can make kaolinite zeta
potential less negative; while some anions (HCO3', CO32', HSiO3', H3SiO4' and
C6H5O?') can make kaolinite zeta potential more negative. Silicate ions have the
largest effect on kaolinite zeta potential change than other anions. This is
consistent with the results in Table 4.10, in which silicate has larger adsorption
equilibrium constants than other ions to make zeta potential of kaolinite more
negative.
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